This time last year crowds were packing the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras weekend, unknowingly sowing the seeds for one of the most deadly outbreaks of COVID in the world. Matt Doyle has more…
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The Tulane National Primate Research Center participates in a study that helps ID those most likely to transmit COVID-19. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Beginning today you can file your state income taxes for 2020 in Louisiana. Stimulus checks and unemployment will play a part in how you file so pay attention. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Louisiana is set to experience the quietest Mardi Gras weekend in living memory with public gatherings banned and parades canceled.
Mardi Gras Guide Publisher Arthur Hardy says this is a special and important time of year for Louisianans, and in our hearts we know we’re all missing something right now.
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There’s near-universal agreement that Carnival 2020 was the super spreading event that sparked the deadly first wave of the pandemic in the New Orleans area.
Mardi Gras might be canceled but king cakes are still in production and Hardy says folks have adjusted by building nearly 3,000 house floats, some of the most prominent right along St. Charles Avenue.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel with vaccine production ramping up but Hardy says that won’t happen in time to hypothetically reschedule the holiday.
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Louisiana is experiencing a blast of arctic air that will continue through Tuesday. A cold snap in December led to higher utility bills for Entergy customers in January. Entergy Spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says monitoring your thermostat can save you money while heating your home.
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Scardigli explains that setting your thermostat above 68 degrees for an extended period of time could prove to be costly.
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Scardigli provides examples of cheaper alternatives that folks can use to heat their home.
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If customers have had their new advanced meter installed, they can log in to myEntergy to track their energy usage.
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A national study of primates and humans with COVID shows only a fifth of individuals are responsible for 80 percent of viral transmission.
The study tracked the expiration of virally loaded aerosols from both populations and Tulane National Primate Research Center Director of Infectious Disease Aerobiology Chad Roy says they made an interesting discovery…
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Peak viral expiration was found to be a week after initial infection, with patients’ viral expiration on average returning to normal after two weeks.
Roy says the full study discovered a correlation between someone’s age and BMI, and how much virus they spewed once infected.
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194 healthy people were tracked in the study as they went through the course of COVID.
The study also showed COVID weakens airway mucus allowing viral particles to move more freely out of the body. Roy says it further reinforces the message of if you get sick, stay home.
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Beginning today you can file your individual state income tax return for 2020 Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue Kimberly Robinson points out a few things to note before you file since last year added some unusual scenarios.
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Stimulus checks are not taxed either, both state and federal.
If for some reason you didn’t receive your stimulus check last year, Robinson says you have the opportunity to claim it on your tax returns.
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Another thing you should be aware of is your unemployment benefits. Robinson says with record filings of unemployment last year many are not aware of how it affects your tax return.
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If your business received Paycheck Protection Loan forgiveness it is not subject to be taxed either. Also, Robinson says the deductions that were taken in December are not subject to be taxed either.
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Louisiana Tech men’s basketball will take on UAB in a two-game series beginning tonight at 6:30. UAB is one of the top teams in Conference USA with a 16-2 overall record. Tech head coach Eric Konkol says what makes the Blazers so good is their aggressive defense.
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Tech is only shooting 43 percent from the floor this year and Konkol says a key for the Bulldogs will be getting into the paint.
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